UMC team wins Wildlife Quiz Bowl

It was down to the last few seconds when the answer to a question on herpetology led the University of Minnesota Crookston to victory in the Wildlife Quiz Bowl held at the annual conference of The Wildlife Society. The conference contest, held in Milwaukee, Wis., was a big win for the UM Crookston over a team from Humboldt State University (HSU), Arcata, Calif., a perennial favorite.

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Posted Oct. 31, 2013 at 8:35 AM

By Times Report
Posted Oct. 31, 2013 at 8:35 AM

Crookston, Minn.

It was down to the last few seconds when the answer to a question on herpetology led the University of Minnesota Crookston to victory in the Wildlife Quiz Bowl held at the annual conference of The Wildlife Society. The conference contest, held in Milwaukee, Wis., was a big win for the UM Crookston over a team from Humboldt State University (HSU), Arcata, Calif., a perennial favorite.

Coached by John Loegering and Vanessa Lane, the team of natural resources majors was led by captain Matt Toenies, a senior from Randall, Minn. Other members included Jennifer DuBay, a senior from Apple Valley, Minn.; Alisha Mosloff, a junior from Thief River Falls, Minn.; Emily Trappe, a senior from International Falls, Minn.; and Jacob Nelson, a senior from Lake Park, Minn. They competed through four rounds with sixteen other teams from across the country and finished against HSU with a final score of 105 to 100.

Loegering was proud of the team’s professionalism and performance. “Our team won on a question in herpetology, taught by Vanessa Lane, and it’s a class we just started offering this fall,” Loegering says. “Our students were exemplary and Vanessa and I could not be more proud of the way they competed and represented the University of Minnesota Crookston.”

Students attending had an opportunity to visit the Leopold Shack and International Crane Foundation while at the conference along with valuable opportunities to network and meet professionals in the field.

Background

The Wildlife Society is an international, non-profit scientific and educational organization serving and representing wildlife professionals in all areas of wildlife conservation and resource management. The goal of the student chapter on the Crookston campus is to promote excellence in wildlife stewardship through science and education. For more information on natural resources at UMC, visit http://www1.crk.umn.edu/academics.